Jun
12
Wed
Revolution @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Argentina 2010
Plots keywords: Drama | War movies | History | 19th Century
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Leandro Ipiña
Writer: Leandro Ipiña, Andrés Maino
Production Co: TV Pública
Runtime: 93 min.
Cast: Rodrigo de la Serna, León Dogodny, Juan Ignacio Ciancio, Javier Olivera, Víctor Hugo Carrizo, Anita Gutierrez, Matías Marmorato, Martín Rodríguez
Awards: 2011: Premios Sur: Mejor diseño de vestuario y maquillaje

Revolución
Leandro Ipiña toma distancia de los puntos de vista que se abordaron anteriormente en este nuevo film sobre San Martin. Narrada por un anciano que en su juventud fue amanuense de San Martín y en el 1880 del relato malvive en una pensión, la película entrelaza el interés intimista de su narración con un despliegue visual de dimensiones avasallantes para cubrir ese primer cruce de Los Andes en el que San Martin se planteó la liberación de toda Sudamérica de los virreynatos.

 

Revolution

The story starts in 1880, near the date when the remains of the deceased José de San Martín were moved to Buenos Aires. A veteran of the Army of the Andes gets an interview for the event, and the narration continues mostly through a flashback. The telling of the events does not follow the complete biography of San Martín, focusing instead in the Crossing of the Andes and the later Battle of Chacabuco.

 

FILM SERIES:  The History Through Cinema

Jul
10
Wed
The Liberador @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Jul 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Venezuela 2014
Plots keywords: Adventure | Drama | Biography | History √Colonialism | 19th Century
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Alberto Arvelo Mendoza
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Music: Gustavo Dudamel
Production Co: Coproducción Venezuela-España; Producciones Insurgentes / San Mateo Films / WMG Film
Runtime: 119 min.
Cast: Édgar Ramírez, María Valverde, Iwan Rheon, Danny Huston, Gary Lewis, Juana Acosta, Imanol Arias, Steve Wilcox, Jesús Guevara, Erich Wildpret, Carlos Julio Molina, Alejandro Furth

Awards: 2015: Premios Platino: Nominada a mejor música original

Libertador

Superproducción entre Venezuela y España que relata la figura del militar y político venezolano Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), uno de los principales artífices de la independencia de los países latinoamericanos frente al imperio español en el siglo XIX.

The Liberator

Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered — it liberated.

FILM SERIES:  The History Through Cinema

Aug
14
Wed
Roa @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Aug 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Colombia 2013
Plots keywords: Drama | Histórico | Politics | 40´
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Andrés Baiz, Patricia Catañeda
Production Co: Coproducción Colombia-Argentina; Dynamo / RCN Cine / Patagonik
Runtime: 98 min.
Cast: Mauricio Puentes, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Rodríguez, Rebeca López, John Álex Toro, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Arturo Goetz, César Bordón, Jose Luis Garcia Campos, Nicolás Cancino, Julio Pachón
Awards:
2014: Premios Platino: Nominada a mejor película

2013: 5 Premios Macondo: incluyendo mejor actor (Puentes) y actriz (Hinestroza)

Roa

La historia sucede en Bogotá en los días previos al 9 de abril de 1948. Roa es el clásico agüerista que lo deja todo a la suerte, un pobre diablo sin oficio estable pero con una familia que alimentar. Cansado de buscar trabajo y convencido que ha nacido para cosas grandes, visita a su ídolo Eliecer Gaitán para pedirle trabajo.

Roa

The story takes place in Bogotá in the days leading up to April 9th, 1948, a day in history known as ¨El Bogotazo.¨  Roa is an example of a classical superstitious man that leaves everything to chance, a poor man without a stable job but with a family to feed. Tired of looking for work and convinced that he was born for big things, he visits his idol Eliecer Gaitan to ask for work.

FILM SERIES:  History Through Cinema

 

Jan
25
Sat
Tango Time Celebration @ University of St. Thomas (Jones Hall)
Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Casa Argentina de Houston
in collaboration with
the Consulate General of Argentina in Houston
the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston

present:

“Tango Time Celebration”
Casa Argentina de Houston 50th Anniversary
Music, Dance, and Singing with René Casarsa  
 with the special participation of :
Michael Fahey & Stratford Tango Strings Orchestra
Pablo Donatti (violin), Matt Tavilson (bass) & Charles Olivier (bandoneon)
Andrea Berri & Giancarlo Piletti (vocalists)
Susana Collins & Gonzalo André (dancers)
Winners of 2019 CAH “Young Musician Scholarship” program: Rion Tojo (flute), Francisco Grimoldi Calo (viola), Andrew Askounis (violin) & Emily Gladstone (violin)
Saturday, January 25th, 2020, 7:00 pm
University of St. Thomas (Jones Hall)
Join us and enjoy the unforgettable music of Buenos Aires, from the “Guardia Vieja” to Astor Piazzolla
 General Admission: $25
CAH / IHCH members: $20
Students: $10   
Sale of appetizers and drinks
Net proceeds from the event will fund the 2020 Young Musician Scholarship Program, sponsored by Casa Argentina and organized by René Casarsa